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Tokyo: Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed out employees, but one company claims to have a cure: Cats. A total of nine fluffy felines eat, sleep and walk freely in the small office of IT firm Ferray in Tokyo. Hidenobu Fukuda, who ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Sony’s leader promised a comeback for the Japanese electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades. “We are a company that moves people,” said Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai, as he outlined the strategy for ... ( read original story ...)

Adopted in 2010 in Nagoya, Japan, it entered into force on 12 October 2014. Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), said: “This is great news for the Republic of Korea and for the Nagoya Protocol. ( read original story ...)

Round 1: Saturday, May 20, 2017 The Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama competitors enjoyed some spirited competition Saturday as Round 1 of season competition kicked off at CTMP during the Castrol presents the Victoria Day SpeedFest. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – After 45 years on the run, a suspected ultra-leftist wanted for the 1971 killing of a police officer during a protest over the reversion of Okinawa to Japan may have been captured, investigative sources said. Masaaki Osaka, 67, is suspected of ... ( read original story ...)

It's a stark contrast between wilderness and civilization, the kind of contrast facing off-road tire makers like Yokohama. Because, with few exceptions, you're probably going to drive your vehicle to the trail on the same tire you'll actually use on the ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A man arrested last week in Osaka for alleged obstruction of public duty is likely an ultra-leftist terrorist who has been on a wanted list for 45 years, investigative sources said Tuesday. Masaaki Osaka, 67, is suspected of being involved in a ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese governments have tried three times without success ... Cannataci responded by calling Suga's remarks "angry words" with "no substance" in an email to Reuters. A Kyodo news agency survey published on Sunday showed voters are split over the bill ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese governments have tried to pass similar legislation ... despite loud opposition protests. A Kyodo news agency survey published on Sunday showed voters are split over the controversial bill, with support at 39.9 percent and opposition at 41.4 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's lower house has approved a bill that allows authorities to punish those found guilty of planning serious crimes. It has been called the "conspiracy bill" by critics who worry the bill expanding state powers could be used to undermine basic civil ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in six months in May as export orders slowed, a private survey showed on Tuesday, in a warning sign that global demand may be weakening. The Flash Markit/Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)

As nuclear-armed Pyongyang builds ever more advanced missiles with the ability to strike anywhere in Japan, Tokyo is likely to fund a ground version of the ship-based Aegis defense system deployed on warships in the Sea of Japan, other sources had said ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) " Japan reports its exports rose a solid 7.5 percent in April from a year earlier though the trade surplus dropped as higher oil prices pushed the value of imports higher. The figures released Monday were in line with estimates, given a rebound ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has acknowledged that its wartime actions in the 1940s caused grave human suffering in Manipur. A senior Japanese official posted in India said on Monday that Tokyo is aware of the “aggression” that its soldiers unleashed in Manipur during the ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea said Monday that it is ready to mass produce a new medium-range missile that has the capability of reaching Japan and major U.S. military ... In an interview with "Fox News Sunday" Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the ongoing testing ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A man arrested last week in Osaka for alleged obstruction of public duty is likely an ultra-leftist terrorist who has been on a wanted list for 45 years, investigative sources said Tuesday. Masaaki Osaka, 67, is suspected of being involved in a ... ( read original story ...)